Trust: I shook my head when I saw today’s Five Minute Friday
theme.
Seriously? I trusted I had simple basal cell carcinoma so when I got the call Wednesday that I had melanoma (what I referred to as the BIG M) I was somewhat upset and discouraged.
I mean, I was beside myself with fear and cried a lot that first night.
Once things were in motion with the diagnosis though, it was on warped speed. An appointment with the surgeon, pre-op work, surgery scheduled for a week from yesterday.
Everyone is so pleasant.
I even named my melanoma. Nora. Nora, my melanoma housemate.
I know, call me crazy.
I have to relax into trusting when it comes to stuff like this. I was afraid to get an EKG today, but I went in and rested myself on the table and thought about love and patience and prayer and sang a bit inside my head and the nurse/tech raved about the beauty of my EKG. It was NORMAL! Which means a lot to someone who has cancer attached to her face.
All of a sudden I am very, very sleepy.
Trusting, to me, is a lot like saying Yes. I agree to this. I know everything will be. Just right. That I have so many friends praying for me and loving me right now, it’s almost unfathomable especially because I felt foolish even seeing the doctor for the pink spot on my face.
Nora and I will be spending our last few days together crafting, writing and perhaps visiting the beach with the children.
We’ll toast to the end of our time together.
I will trust the farewell will be amiable and she will never, ever feel the need to return.
This is my weekly Five Minute Friday post. Simple to do, awesome to read and greet the other women doing exactly the same thing. Want to try it out? Here are the guidelines:
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link at LisaJoBaker.com and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you
need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them
in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And
the heart of this community..
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Julie Jordan Scott has been a Life & Creativity Coach, Writer, Facilitator and Teleclass Leader since 1999. She is also an award winning Actor, Director, Artist and Mother Extraordinaire. She was twice the StoryTelling Slam champion in Bakersfield.
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